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In just a couple of weeks the General Conference Session of the world church will take place in San Antonio, Texas. It

would be a gross understatement to say that this will be a run-of-the-mill Session. It will actually be a watershed meeting with very high stakes that will determine the future mission, message and identity of the Seventh-day Adventist church.

The central issue at the Session will not be whether the world church will allow for the ordination of women as gospel ministers on a regional ba-sis. The core issue is whether the direction of the church will be charted by Scripture or by culture. If the church chooses culture over Scripture, it will face ever-growing conflicts in other lifestyle and doctrinal matters that will ultimately gut its ability to impact and transform culture. May God forbid that this happens!

I trust that you will read my article “The Risk of Eternal Loss” in this news-letter where I discuss how the relationship between the Father and the Son in the Godhead serves as a macro-model for God’s original plan for Adam and Eve and their male and female descendants. I believe that this study will help us understand how men and women in the home and in the church are fully equal and yet with different functions and levels of authority.

I also encourage you to pray such as you have never prayed before that the delegates to the Session will be enlightened and guided by Scripture, the Spirit of Prophecy and the Holy Spirit to vote what is best for the future of the church. Secrets Unsealed and other conservative media outlets have in-vested much time and resources during the last two or three years to inform the church about the serious issues involved. Now, the decision will be in the hands of the delegates. May God have mercy on His people!

There are other even more serious and ominous issues now facing the church that will engage us in the future—the teaching of evolution in our schools, the dangers of Spiritual Formation, the encroachments of the Emerging Church movement, the disintegration of traditional marriage, the proliferation of secularism, the growth of papal power and influence, the push for Sunday legislation, among others. Brothers and sisters, please pray without ceasing that the Lord will keep us faithful and prepare each of us, individually, to receive the latter rain, to finish the work and to go Home! IT IS TIME!

Blessings,

Pastor Stephen BohrPresident and Speaker, Secrets Unsealed

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The Don't Care Attitude“I listened to Julie Mesa’s message Male and Female Created He Them on AudioVerse. I so much appreciated her thoughts, studies, and her sharing them. I had the mindset that the Gener-al Conference voted that women should not be ordained and that the Unions and Conferences that were doing it were wrong, but I really didn't care one way or the other if the GC voted in July to ordain women. After hearing Julie’s message, I do care and can certainly see that this is the creeping compromise that can sneak into our church if we have the ‘don't care’ attitude. Our love to all of you.” Rae, Online Listener

A Support In End-time Days“I just want to say big a ‘thank you’ to Pastor Bohr for his ministry and lec-tures broadcast on 3ABN. Recently he has become my ‘favorite’ pastor alongside with Doug Bachelor. I really do appreciate his biblical insight into Bible topics, which he unravels bril-liantly. I myself am located in Ukraine and watch 3ABN on a satellite dish. Although I cannot order Pastor Bohr’s materials (because of a dragon’s curren-cy legislation in Ukraine), I am faithful with my tithe to the local church. Once again, keep on with such a great job! Your programs are such a support in these end-time days. God bless!”

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Bohr many times — on 3ABN as well as on Audio-Verse. His sermons are relevant to our times and are much needed. God has given him the spiritual gift of teaching. I live in Denver and was raised Seventh-day Adventist, left and was re-baptized in 1996. I knew then the church had changed, with women elders and all. Now, we hear about spiritual formation. I would not have understood this had it not been for Brother Bohr’s sermons on AudioVerse. My local church is in such turmoil and chaos, such as a four-times-married woman elder. I believe God can’t bless our church because of this, no wonder it is in such disarray. This behavior drives me into the Word and Spirit of Prophecy even deeper and pastors like Pastor Bohr are a God-send.”

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from Finland, and there is much discussion on this subject, and my own home church pastor is a woman. It has only caused turmoil in my church, and I can’t see any pastor in Finland taking the Biblical view on women’s ordina-tion. They also ordinate women elders often, and a majority of the pastors seem to be okay with that.  We need this resource in Finland and we need to preach it before it is too late!”

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first chapter of Patriarchs and Prophets and never mentions the Holy Spirit, not even once! Does this mean that she did not believe in the Holy Spirit? Of course not! It simply means that her topic in the chapter was the relation-ship between the Father and the Son, not the person of the Holy Spirit.

So let’s begin our study of the heav-enly relationship between God the Father and God the Son. Before the creation of the angels, the beings of the unfallen worlds, and man, the Father and the Son had a very special and unique relationship. Let’s examine 10 characteristics of that relationship.

Ten CharaCTerisTiCs

Point #1: In eternity past, before anything was created,

Jesus already existed side by side with His Father as a distinct Person, with His own individuality. God the Father and God the Son are two separate individuals, two distinct personalities, each with their own self-identity. Both the Bible and the writ-ings of the Spirit of Prophecy make this crystal clear. In His intercessory prayer of John 17, Jesus spoke these words to His Father: “And now, O Father, glo-rify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.”

It is obvious that the Son could not be with the Father if He was the same person as the Father (see also John 1:1-3). Two distinct persons, two separate individuals, are clearly in focus here. In verse 22 of this same prayer our Lord Jesus described the glory of the

to mention the Holy Spirit. On the other hand, some anti-Trinitarians proudly claimed that I was on their side of the issue for the same reason.

There is a reason why I only mentioned the relationship between the Father and the Son and said nothing about the Holy Spirit. I believe that the Holy Spirit is the third person of the Godhead. But the subject of my sermon on that evening was not on the third person of the Godhead. By way of comparison, Ellen White speaks extensively about the relationship between the Father and the Son in the

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a noTe of ClarifiCaTion

On Friday evening, January 2, 2015 I preached a sermon at the GYC con-

vention titled “The Risk of Eternal Loss.” At the conclusion of the sermon a Division president and his wife encouraged me to write out the sermon and publish it. Later, other leaders of various denominational entities joined in the plea. So I have decided to follow up on their request.

Before I begin, I need to give a note of clarification. After the

sermon, Trinitarians accused me of being an anti-Trinitarian because I spoke on the relationship between the Father and the Son but failed

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Father that He gave to his twelve dis-ciples: “And the glory which You gave Me, I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one.”

In what sense did Jesus desire His disciples to be one? Did He want them to become one person? The apostles, obviously, were 12 individuals yet Jesus prayed that they might be one. If in fact 12 individuals can be one without los-ing their own individuality, then two can be one in the same sense. Jesus wasn’t speaking numerically here, but of relational and functional unity. Just as the 12 disciples were each distinct individuals, yet in their Lord’s vision united in spirit and purpose, so the Father and the Son are two distinct individuals, united in character and purpose.

Ellen White explained how Jesus wished His disciples to become one: “The unity that exists between Christ and His disciples does not destroy the personality of either. They are one in purpose, in mind, in character, but not in person. It is thus that God and Christ are one” Ministry of Healing, p. 422.

Thus it should be clear, from the tes-timony of the inspired writings, that the Father and the Son are two distinct individuals.

Point #2: Although the Father and the Son are two indi-

viduals, each with their own distinct personality, the Bible describes them as one. As pointed out before, the Father and the Son are not one in terms of indi-

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confirms this point in the following statement: “God is the Father of Christ; Christ is the Son of God. To Christ has been given an exalted position; He has been made equal with the Father. All the counsels of God are opened to His Son” Testimonies to the Church, vol. 8, p. 268.

Elsewhere, Ellen White states: “This Savior was the brightness of His Father’s glory, and the express image of His Per-son. He possessed divine majesty, per-fection, and excellence. He was equal with God. It pleased the Father that in Him should all fullness dwell” God’s Amazing Grace, p. 160.

Here is another statement where the equality of the Father and Son is stressed: “Since the divine law is as sacred as God Himself, only one equal with God could make atonement for its transgression. None but Christ could redeem fallen man from the curse of the law, and bring him again into harmony with Heaven” God’s Amazing Grace, p. 42.

And then we have this amazing state-ment: “Christ was God essentially, and in the highest sense. He was with God from all eternity, God over all, blessed forevermore. The Lord Jesus Christ, the divine Son of God, existed from eter-nity, a distinct person, yet one with the Father” The Faith I Live By, p. 46.

“Christ was the Son of God. He had been one with Him before the angels were called into existence. He had ever stood at the right hand of the Father." Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 38.

It is significant to note in this last statement that even before the creation of the angels, the Father sat on the cen-ter of the throne, while the Son sat at

Father is the image of the Son’s person. The Son, rather, is always the image of His Father.

Consider the following statement from the pen of Ellen White where she affirms that the authority of Christ was next to that of the Father: “The Son of God was next in authority to the great Lawgiver … He was in the express image of His Father, not in features alone, but in perfection of character” Spirit of Prophecy, volume 2, p. 9.

“In Him is gathered all the glory of the Father, the fullness of the Godhead. He is the brightness of the Father's glory and the express image of His person. The glory of the attributes of God is expressed in His character” Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 115.

“He who had been in the presence of the Father from the beginning, He who was the express image of the invis-ible God, was alone able to reveal the character of the Deity to mankind” The Ministry of Healing, p. 422.

So even though the Father and the Son are equal, the Father’s authority is supreme. In the familial relationship a son is equal to his father and yet is subject to his father’s authority. In like manner, although Jesus is equal with His Father, he is subject to His Father’s authority. Jesus was the express image of His Father, little short of being iden-tical!

What in fact does the designation “express image” mean? Several New Testament passages explain how ordi-nary human beings were created in the image of God, and how they must be re-created in that same image (e.g. II Cor-inthians 3:18). The word for “image” in

viduality but rather in terms of unity of character, power and purpose. We think of Jesus’ statement in John 10:30, “I and My Father are one.” Jesus did not mean that He and His Father were the same person but rather that both of them were in unity, on the same page, so to speak.

Ellen White confirms this point in the following statement: “From eternity there was a complete unity between the Father and the Son. They were two, but little short of being identical—two in individuality, yet one in spirit and heart and character” The Youth’s Instructor, December 16, 1897.

Point #3: It is clear from the inspired writings that the

Father and the Son are both equally God.The Father and the Son are both one hundred percent divine. Jesus is not a lesser or inferior God than the Father. The Father and the Son are both equal-ly God in the highest sense of the word. This is a vitally important point on which the Bible is too clear to be mis-understood. In John 1:1 we find the fol-lowing words: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”

The Word, described in this verse, is Jesus. This is made clear in verse 14, where we are told that, “the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.” Before the beginning of all beginnings, Jesus, the Word, was with God and was God. He was not a god like the Jeho-vah’s Witnesses believe, but God in every sense of the word. Ellen White

His right hand. That is, while Jesus was equal with the Father and ruled together with Him, the Father was the supreme Ruler. Ellen White thus refers to the Father as “the King of the uni-verse” Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 39. It is clear, then, that although the Father and the Son are equal in divinity, sta-tus, dignity, power, character and pur-pose, the Son was functionally subject to His Father, even before the creation of the angels (more on this later).

Point #4: There was and is a special intima-cy between the

Father and the Son.The Bible tells us that the Son is in the bosom of the Father. This fact is underlined in John 1:18, “No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.” In the Bible, the bosom is a word that describes close-ness and intimacy.

Ellen White confirms this point as well: “He [the Father] permitted Him [Jesus] to leave the bosom of His love, the adoration of the angels, to suffer shame, insult, humiliation, hatred, and death” The Review and Herald, Febru-ary 28, 1888.

The inspired testimony is clear. Jesus was in the bosom of His Father long before He came to this earth as a man.

Point #5: Jesus is the express image of the Father’s Per-son.

Never does the Bible tell us that the

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these verses is eikon, from which we get our English word “icon.” But a differ-ent word is used to describe Christ as the image of His Father. Hebrews 1:3 describes Jesus as the express image of His Father. The word for “image” here is xaracter from which we get our Eng-lish word “character.” What this means is that Jesus is the mirror image of the Father’s character.

In short, both Scripture and the writings of Ellen White are clear that God the Son is the express image of God the Father.

Point #6: Jesus is the Father’s second Self.

We have all heard the expression, ‘like father, like son’. This popular saying is a fit description of the relationship that exists between the Father and the Son in the Godhead. When Philip asked Jesus, “Show us the Father” (John 14:8), Jesus replied, “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father” (verse 9).

Jesus is the Father’s second Self, so—according to Jesus—the one who sees Him has in fact seen a reflection of the Father. It is as if the Son has His Father’s DNA!

Let’s consider again a statement from Ellen White that we reviewed earlier: “From eternity there was a complete unity between the Father and the Son. They were two, but little short of being identical—two in individuality, yet one in spirit and heart and character” The Youth’s Instructor, December 16, 1897.

So closely does the Son reflect the

Father’s self, that when the Father thinks, the Son makes His thoughts audible: “What speech is to thought, so is Christ to the invisible Father. He is the manifestation of the Father, and is called the Word of God” That I May Know Him, p. 38.

Point #7: As the Son of God, Jesus is of the same sub-

stance as the Father. In human terms, we might say that the Son has the same DNA as His Father. Philippians 2:6 speaks of how Christ, before His incarnation, was “in the form of God.” The Greek word that is translated “form” in this verse, by the way, isn’t referring to simple external characteristics but rather to substance—or essence, the very stuff of which an individual is composed. Ellen White, in harmony with this pas-sage from Philippians, expresses it this way: “‘I and the Father are one.’ The words of Christ were full of deep mean-ing, as He put forth the claim that He and the Father were of one substance, possessing the same attributes” Signs of the Times, November 27, 1893.

Elsewhere the Lord’s servant writes: “Christ was God essentially, and in the highest sense” Review and Herald, April 5, 1906.

Ellen White did not mean that Christ was essentially God but rather that he is God essentially. What is meant here is that Christ was God in His essence, to the very core of His being. He pos-sesses the same divine traits, powers, and wisdom as the Father.

Point #8: Jesus is the reflection of the Father’s glory.

That is to say, it is the glory of the Father that shines on the face of Jesus.

Let’s notice once again Hebrews 1:3 where we read that Jesus is the bright-ness of the Father’s glory. Never do we read in Scripture or the Spirit of Proph-ecy that the Father is the brightness of the Son’s glory. Rather, it is always the Son who is the reflection of the Father’s glory. John 1:14 adds the same thought: “And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.”

The glory of Jesus, therefore, is the glory of the Father. In 2 Corin-thians 4:6, we find the same thought expressed in a different way: “For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shown in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.”

Ellen White’s perspective of Christ is in perfect harmony with what the New Testament teaches: “He (Christ) was the brightness of the Father’s glory, the express image of His Person” Medical Ministry, p. 19.

Elsewhere she writes: “In Him (Christ) is gathered all the glory of the Father, the fullness of the Godhead. He is the brightness of the Father’s glory, and the express image of His Person” Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 115.

“This Savior was the brightness of His Father’s glory, and the express image of His Person. He possessed divine maj-esty, perfection, and excellence. He was

equal with God” Testimonies to the Church, vol. 2, p. 200.

Point #9: Even though the Father and the Son are on a

level of equality as Persons, the Son is subject to the Father’s authority functionally because the Father is His head.

Someone might ask: How is it pos-sible to be equal with someone else, and at the same time be subject to that person’s authority? The Bible explains how this is so, in 1 Corinthians 11:3, “But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.”

So, according to the Bible, the Father is the Head of Christ and as such, Christ is subject, or submissive, to His Father’s will—in eternity past, in the present, and in eternity future. Need-less to say, both the Father and the Son have authority and dominion, but while the Father possesses absolute authority, the Son possesses delegated authority. Never do we read that the Son has ever held independent authority. Rather, He has always been subject to His Father’s authority and His Father’s will. Before the creation of angels, the beings of other worlds and humans, Jesus was already subject to His Father’s will. When Lucifer began spreading rumors, insinuating that Jesus was one just like himself, Ellen White explains that the Father assembled the heavenly host to explain the true position of His Son: “The great Creator assembled the heavenly host, that He might, in the presence of all the angels, confer spe-

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cial honor upon His Son. The Son was seated on the throne with His Father, and the heavenly throng of holy angels was gathered around them. The Father then made known that it was ordained by Himself that Christ, His Son, should be equal with Himself, so that wherever was the presence of His Son, it was His own presence. The word of the Son was to be obeyed as readily as the word of the Father. His Son He had invested with authority to command the heavenly host. Especially was His Son to work in union with Himself in the anticipated creation of the earth and every living thing that should exist upon the earth. His Son would carry out His will and His purposes but would do nothing of Himself alone. The Father’s will would be fulfilled in Him” The Story of Redemption, pp. 13-14.

Did you notice how many times Ellen White refers to God as ‘Father’ and to Jesus as ‘Son’? It is obvious that Jesus was already the Son in heaven before the incarnation. Here is a sec-ond Ellen White statement with added details: “The King of the universe sum-moned the heavenly hosts before Him, that in their presence He might set forth the true position of His Son, and show the relation He sustained to all created beings. The Son of God shared the Father’s throne, and the glory of the eternal, self-existent One encircled both … Before the assembled inhabitants of heaven the King declared that none but Christ, the only begotten of God, could fully enter into His purposes, and to Him it was committed to execute the mighty counsels of His [the Father’s] will. The Son of God had wrought the

Father’s will in the creation of all the hosts of heaven; and to Him, as well as to God, their homage and allegiance was due. Christ was still to exercise divine power, in the creation of the earth and its inhabitants. But in all this He would not seek power or exaltation for Him-self contrary to God’s plan, but would exalt the Father’s glory and execute His purposes of beneficence and love” Patri-archs and Prophets, p. 36.

These Ellen White statements, affirming the Son’s submission to the Father from eternity past merely echo such Bible verses as 1 Corinthians 8:6, Colossians 1:15-17, and Hebrews 1:2 where we are informed that the Father created all things through the instru-mentality of the Son.

First Corinthians 8:6, in language too clear to be misunderstood, affirms: “… yet for us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and through whom we live.” And in Rev-elation 4:11 we are clearly told that all things exist by the will of the one who was sitting on the throne—the Father.

Even after His earthly sojourn, Christ remained subject to His Father. This is clear from Jesus’ statement to His disciples just before His ascen-sion to heaven, when He declared, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth” Matthew 28:18. Without question, it is the Father who gave His Son this authority. We see this same fact declared yet again in Philip-pians 2:9-11, “Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name that

at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”

The text is clear. It is the Father who exalts Christ and gives Him the name that is above every name, and it is all to the glory of God the Father. We never read about the Son giving authority to the Father. Even after His resurrection and ascension, Christ is still subject to His Father’s authority. This will con-tinue to be true even after sin is eradi-cated from the universe. Consider the following verse: “Now when all things are made subject to Him, then the Son Himself will also be subject unto Him who put all things under Him, that God may be all in all” 1 Corinthians 15:28.

When James and John asked Jesus if, in the future kingdom of glory, they could sit, one on His right hand and the other on His left, Jesus replied that “to sit on My right hand and on My left is not Mine to give, but it is for those for whom it is prepared by My Father” Matthew 20:23. Notice Jesus didn’t say He Himself would decide who would sit on His right and left in the future kingdom. Rather, it will be the Father who will make that decision.

Many resent and resist the idea of subjection, because they assume that to be subject to someone is equivalent to being inferior. People think that if they take orders from another, or carry out another’s will, they are less important. But Jesus taught just the opposite: the servant is the greatest. God’s way of thinking and ours are diametrically

opposed. In God’s order, the one who descends is the one who is highest. The problem exists with our way of think-ing—we assume that subjection is a bad thing. But if subjection is a bad thing, how is it that it existed even before sin invaded God’s universe, as the Son subjected Himself to His Father’s will? How can it be bad when the Son will be subject to His Father’s will in eternity future?

Point #10: It has been and always will be a delight for the

Son to subject Himself to His Father’s will and purposes because He knows that His Father loves Him.

The Son does not subject Himself to His Father’s will as a slave. He will-ingly and joyously does His Father’s will because He is certain that the Father loves Him. It isn’t difficult to subject oneself to the plans and desires of another, if you are certain that per-son loves you fully. Often Jesus spoke of doing His Father’s will because of His confidence in His Father’s love. Jesus expressed it this way: “The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into His hand” John 3:35. And again: “For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself does; and He will show Him greater works than these, that you may marvel” John 5:20.

The CreaTionNow let’s turn our attention to the cre-ation of Adam and Eve.

God worked the better part of six days to create this earth, and every-thing He made was perfect and beauti-

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just as He would later do with the plan of salvation by means of the Hebrew sanctuary service—the relationship He sustained with His Son.

In Genesis 1:26, God the Father took the initiative and spoke to His Son: “Let Us make man in Our image, accord-ing to Our likeness.” We have already noticed that the Scriptures teach that the Father accomplished the work of Creation through His Son (1 Corinthi-ans 8:6; Colossians 1:15-17; Hebrews 1:2), thus it is clear that in Genesis 1:26 the Father is working in concert with His Son. The Father is basically saying to His Son, “Let’s make man to reflect the relationship that exists between us!”

With one lone exception, the word ‘man’ in Genesis chapters one and two is accompanied by the definite article, and refers solely to the masculine gen-der. The lone exception is found in Genesis 1:26 where the word “man” is generic, and refers to both the male and female. So God is saying to His Son, “Let Us [Father and Son] make man [man and woman] in Our image, according to Our likeness.” Clearly, the relationship between the Father and the Son was to be reflected and explained in the relationship between Adam and Eve. That’s why the Father said to the Son, “Let Us [Father and Son] make man [man and woman] in Our image.” Thus, the relationship and roles of men and women in the human race were to reflect the relationship and roles that exist between God the Father and God the Son in the Godhead.

DominionGod said, regarding Adam and Eve, “Let

them have dominion” Genesis 1:26. Just like the Father and the Son had domin-ion, so Adam and Eve were to exercise the same. But we must keep in mind, as we noted before, that the Father in the Godhead—the one sitting on the center of the throne—had absolute dominion. The Son who was sitting at the right hand, had delegated dominion, but the Father was His Head. Likewise, Adam and Eve both had dominion, but as with the Godhead, one of them was to be the head in the relationship and that one was Adam (1 Corinthians 11:3; 1 Timothy 2:12-13).

aDam anD eve’s relaTionshiPLet’s pursue the relationship between Adam and Eve to see if it reflects the relationship between the Father and Son in the Godhead. The creation story is clear that Adam and Eve were two distinct persons just as the Father and the Son are two distinct persons. As is true with the Father and the Son, Adam and Eve were distinct one from the other, each with their own indi-viduality.

Yet the creation story also makes it clear that although Adam and Eve were two, they were also in another sense, one—one flesh, as Genesis 2:24 states. Jesus even went so far as to say that they were no longer two but one (Mat-thew 19:4-6). They were two persons, yet in the sense of unity, one—just like God the Father and His Son.

As God the Father and God the Son are both fully and equally God, so Adam and Eve were fully and equal-ly human. Both Adam and Eve are

referred to by the generic word “man” in Genesis 1:26 as both the Father and the Son are called God in John 1:1, 2. Eve was not some lesser order of humanity; she was one hundred per-cent “man”—in the generic sense of the word. Consider the following Ellen White statement: “Eve was created from a rib taken from the side of Adam, signi-fying that she was not to control him as the head, nor to be trampled under his feet as an inferior, but to stand at his side as an equal, to be loved and protected by him” Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 46.

Eve was not only equal with Adam, but she was taken from a place close to Adam’s bosom. God did not take a bone from Adam’s head or foot but rather from near his heart. A special intimacy existed between them. We read in Deuteronomy 13:6, interest-ingly, how one’s wife is to be “the wife of your bosom.” Here we see a striking parallel with the Godhead, as the Son was “in the bosom of the Father” John 1:18.

Like Jesus is the Father’s second self, so Eve was created to be Adam’s second self. Notice how Ellen White describes this: “A part of man, bone of his bone, and flesh of his flesh, she was his second self, showing the close union and the affectionate attachment that should exist in this relation” Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 46. Adam could therefore legitimately say, “One who has seen Eve has seen me.”

Further, Eve was of the same sub-stance as Adam. She had his DNA—only his, in fact, because Eve had no mother. As Eve had only the DNA of Adam, so Jesus has only the “DNA” of

ful. On the sixth day, God formed man from the dust of the ground, breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, thus making Adam a living being (Genesis 2:7). Adam then named the animals, noticing all the while that each had a counterpart—a mate—like itself. No doubt he felt lonely having no such companion for himself. Genesis 2:20 observes at this point, “But for Adam there was not found a helper compa-rable to him.”

God then gave Adam the first gen-eral anesthesia in history. Scripture tells us how Adam fell into a deep sleep, enabling God to perform the first sur-gery—and to leave no scar. From one of Adam’s ribs, God created a woman, and brought her to the man—His spe-cial gift to Adam (Genesis 2:22).

We can only imagine Adam’s response when he woke up from that general anesthesia, opened his eyes, and saw this breathtakingly beautiful woman standing before him. “WOW!” he must have exclaimed. “Here is one just like me!” And then we read how God officiated the first wedding of human history—the marriage of Adam and Eve.

a miniaTure refleCTionNow let us turn to Genesis chapter 1, and discover some very interest-ing details. A careful study of Genesis 1:26, 27 helps us understand that God intended the relationship of the first man and woman of the human race—Adam and Eve—to be a small scale reflection of the relationship between the Father and the Son in the Godhead. God wanted to reveal in miniature—

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that glory and image through Adam.

The Bible is equally clear that even though Adam and Eve were equal, Adam was still the head of Eve and Eve was to be subject to his loving authority. Consider the follow-ing text: “But I want you to know that the head of every man is

Christ, and the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God” 1 Corin-thians 11:3.

Let’s ask ourselves, “Is it a bad thing that God is the Head of Christ? Is it a bad thing that Christ is the Head of the man?” Most would likely answer “no” to the above questions. Yet many of these same persons would say it is a very negative thing for the man to be the head of the woman! This is incon-gruous with the attitude of Christ in the Godhead. In the heavenly econ-omy, the Son happily considers the Father His Head. And most, if not all, Christian men have no problem con-sidering that Christ is their Head. Why then should a godly Christian woman have trouble considering the man as her head?

Sadly, in our radically egalitarian world, too many have problems with authority and hierarchy of any kind. Contemporary culture, or much of it, insists that roles of all kinds be identi-cal and interchangeable; thus we find deep resistance to the idea of women submitting in any way to the authority

of men—spiritually or otherwise. But clearly, whether we like it or not, that’s what the Bible teaches. The apostle Paul instructs wives to be subject to their husbands (Ephesians 5:22-25; Colossians 3:18), and he even goes fur-ther in stating that what applies in the home applies as well in the church (1 Timothy 2:12, 13; 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9; 1 Corinthians 11:3).

How many wives would find it hard to submit to their husbands if their husbands loved them in the way the apostle commands “ just as Christ also loved the church, and gave Himself for it” (Ephesians 5:25)? This is precisely the way it is in the relationship between God the Father and God the Son. The Son has no trouble submitting to His Father, for He knows His Father loves Him supremely and entirely.

Another important point to con-sider is that in 1 Corinthians 11:3, God the Father is the only One mentioned who is not subject to a head. Christ has a Head, man has a Head, and woman has a head. But the Father has no head, and the woman is head of no one. That is where the order of authority ends. The Father is the Head of Jesus, Jesus is the Head of the man, and the man is the head of the woman. The woman, however, is head of no one, and the Father has no head. This is the order of authority that God has established.

eve’s sinNow we turn to the story and signifi-cance of Eve’s sin. When we consider the inspired evidence, it becomes clear that Eve in fact committed two grave mistakes before she partook of the fruit

from the forbidden tree (Genesis 2:17).First, she wandered from her hus-

band’s side and acted independently of him deciding to do her own thing. Second, unhappy with the position that God had assigned her, she desired to ascend to a more exalted sphere. In fact, she wished to ascend to the very height of God, as the serpent suggested (Gen-esis 3:5). In the end, it came down to selfishness. Notice the following Ellen White statements: “The angels had cau-tioned Eve to beware of separating her-self from her husband while occupied in their daily labor in the garden; with him she would be in less danger from tempta-tion than if she were alone. But absorbed in her pleasing task, she unconsciously wandered from his side” Patriarchs and Prophets, pp. 53-54.

“Eve, unconsciously at first, separated from her husband in her employment. When she became aware of the fact, she felt that there might be danger, but again she thought herself secure, even if she did not remain close by the side of her husband. She had wisdom and strength to know if evil came, and to meet it” The Story of Redemption, p. 32.

In other words, Eve’s first mistake was to assume she could act inde-pendently of her head, that her judg-ment was sufficiently strong in Adam’s absence, and that she would be safe anyway.

The second mistake Eve made, as we noted above, was in assuming she could ascend to a higher sphere than the one God had assigned her. The following inspired statement is quite pointed in this respect: “Eve had been perfectly happy by her husband’s side in her Eden

His Father—the same essence and sub-stance.

Notice Genesis 2:23, “And Adam said, ‘This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.’”

I have previously shown from Scrip-ture that Jesus is the glory of the Father. In a similar way the apostle Paul states that man was created to be the glory of God, and the woman was created to be the glory of man: “For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man” 1 Corinthians 11:7.

Some women might respond to this verse with the rejoinder, “I don’t like that. I don’t want to be the glory of the man, I want my own glory.” But Jesus didn’t say that. He was per-fectly happy reflecting the glory of His Father. When God created Adam first, and then Eve, Eve was to be the glory of Adam because she was taken from him. This is why Paul comes short of stating that Eve was created in the image of God. Eve was clearly the image and glory of God but she derived

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from her forever?Obviously, in his decision, Adam

was thinking only of his own selfish self-interest. Ellen White describes it this way: “There was a terrible struggle in his mind. He mourned that he had permitted Eve to wander from his side. But now the deed was done; he must be separated from her whose society had been his joy. How could he have it thus? Adam had enjoyed the companion-ship of God and of holy angels. He had looked upon the glory of the Creator. He understood the high destiny opened to the human race should they remain faithful to God. Yet all these blessings were lost sight of in the fear of losing that one gift which in his eyes outvalued every other. Love, gratitude, loyalty to the Creator—all was overborne by love to Eve. She was part of himself, and he could not endure the thought of sepa-ration” Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 56.

GoD The faTher’s DilemmaAt this point, it would be instructive to review the relationship between the Father and the Son. As we have seen, Adam and Eve’s relationship was a miniature reflection of the divine rela-tionship. Like Adam and Eve, both the Father and the Son were distinct Persons and yet one in substance and character. As Eve was in the bosom of Adam, so Jesus was in the bosom of His Father. And the Son was the Father’s second self as Eve was Adam’s. The Son was the Father’s express image and glory as was Eve Adam’s.

So now, in the wake of humanity’s sin, God the Father faced a dilemma

on a much larger scale than Adam. The Father had to make a decision similar to the one Adam had to make in Eden. Would the Father be willing to give up His most prized possession in heaven, His most intimate Partner, the one who was his second self, his glory, his image and very substance? Would He be will-ing to give up His own Son, at the risk of eternal loss or would He keep Him to Himself?

It was a great struggle for the Father, we can be sure. What is strikingly clear is the contrast between the decision of God the Father, to give up what was most precious to Him, and the decision of Adam to not give up the one most precious in his life. Ellen White vividly explains the Father’s strug-gle in the following statement: “Before the Father He [Christ] pleaded in the sinner’s behalf. While the host of heaven awaited the result with an intensity of interest that words cannot express, long continued was that mysterious com-muning—‘the counsel of peace’—for the fallen sons of men. The plan of salvation had been laid before the creation of the earth, for Christ is a lamb ‘ foreordained before the foundation of the world’; yet it was a struggle, even with the King of the universe, to yield up His Son to die for the guilty race” Signs of the Times, November 4, 1908.

Ellen White adds further commen-tary on this scene in the following statement: “God permitted His Son to come, a helpless babe, subject to the weakness of humanity. He permitted Him to meet life’s peril in common with

every human soul, to fight the battle as every child of humanity must fight it, at the risk of failure and eternal loss” Desire of Ages, p. 49.

God the Father, in other words, risked the loss of His Son forever—the loss of the One who was co-substantial with Him, His express image, his sec-ond self, the one who shared His glory and was close to His bosom. The above passage from Ellen White continues as follows: “The heart of the human father yearns over his son. He looks into the face of his little child, and trembles at the

thought of life’s peril. He longs to shield his dear one from Satan’s power, to hold him back from temptation and conflict. To meet a bitterer conflict and a more fearful risk, God gave His only begotten Son that the path of life might be made sure for our little ones. ‘Herein is love.’ Wonder, O heavens, and be astonished, O earth!” Desire of Ages, p. 49.

In another statement, Ellen White observes: “For our redemption, heaven itself was imperiled” Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 196. The Father’s choice was the opposite of Adam’s. The Father was willing to risk the security of heaven itself in order to save us! Adam, by contrast, was unwilling to take a much smaller risk. He was unwilling to relin-quish His most prized possession, at the risk of losing her forever.

Romans 8:32 describes the Father’s

home; but like restless modern Eves, she was flattered with the hope of entering a higher sphere than that which God had assigned her. In attempting to rise above her original position, she fell far below it. All who are unwilling to take up cheerfully their life duties in accor-dance with God’s plan will reach a simi-lar result. In their efforts to reach posi-tions for which He has not fitted them, many are leaving vacant the place where they might be a blessing. In their desire for a higher sphere, many have sacri-ficed true womanly dignity and nobility of character, and have left undone the very work that Heaven appointed them” Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 59.

So Eve made two big mistakes before eating the fruit. First, acting inde-pendently of her husband, thinking she would be safe in his absence; and second, wanting to ascend to a higher sphere from where she was.

aDam’s sin anD DilemmaWhat, then, was Adam’s great mistake? Like Eve, to be sure, his principal sin was eating from the forbidden tree. But there’s something else involved here. Just as the Father’s most precious possession was His Son, so Eve was the most precious thing Adam had. When Eve transgressed, Adam faced a great dilemma: Would he be willing to give up the most precious gift that God had given him, the one who was one with him? Would he be willing to give up the one who was his very own substance, his glory? Would he be willing to tear from his bosom the one who was his intimate partner? Would he risk losing her, and being separated

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and adore” Signs of the Times, Novem-ber 4, 1908.

We can see, from our study of the inspired writings, that Adam’s expe-rience was a reflection of that of God the Father. Sadly, Adam made a differ-ent choice. He refused to give up the co-substantial one. God the Father, by contrast, chose to give up His only-Begotten Son.

The son’s DilemmaNow we turn to another question: What was the Son’s dilemma in all of this? The answer is that it was the counterpart of Eve’s dilemma, only on a much larger stage. Christ was equal to God, but instead of endeavoring to rise higher than the position God had assigned, He chose to step lower. The Son’s attitude and response were the opposite of Eve’s. While Eve wished to ascend and become God, Christ chose to descend, even lower than the heavenly position His Father had given Him—He took the form of a servant. Laying aside His crown, His scepter and His royal robe, He came down to the level of those He wished to save.

Philippians 2:5-8 tells us: “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, Who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no rep-utation, taking the form of a servant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself, and became obedi-ent to the point of death, even the death of the cross.”

Eve wanted to ascend. Christ, by contrast, chose to descend. He yielded

up the scepter, stepped down from His eternal throne, that He might bring light to be benighted, and life to the perishing. Jesus knew, as well as His Father that his choice to come down involved an infinite risk: “Satan with his fierce temptations wrung the heart of Jesus. The Savior could not see through the portals of the tomb. Hope did not present to Him His coming forth from the grave a conqueror, or tell Him of the Father’s acceptance of the sacrifice. He feared that sin was so offensive to God that Their separation was to be eter-nal” Desire of Ages, p. 753.

But there is more. Remember how Eve chose to act independently of Adam? And how she felt that she could do just fine on her own?

In contrast to Eve, Jesus never sepa-rated or acted independently from His Head. Throughout His earthly sojourn Jesus chose to walk hand in hand with His Father. As He had done in eternal ages, He chose to subject His own will to His Father’s will (Luke 22:42; John 5:30).

a sTrikinG illusTraTionIn Genesis 22 we find a dramatic story that God gave us to illustrate the ago-nizing sacrifice that was made by both the Father and His Son. God comes to Abraham and commands: “Take your son, your only (the word only, in Hebrew, meaning unique or one-of-a-kind) son Isaac, whom you love, and go sacrifice him on a mountain I will show you.”

Think of the struggle it was for

Abraham to give up his son, the son of the promise! This was a miniature reflection of the struggle God the Father went through when he faced the decision to give up THE Son of the Promise. Abraham struggled in agony, but in the end decided to do as God commanded.

Taking Isaac, some servants, the wood, the knife, and the means to light a fire, Abraham set out for Mount Moriah. Like God the Father, he chose to give up his own precious, beloved son.

Arriving at the mountaintop, it was Isaac’s turn to make a decision. Would he place himself fully in his father’s will, and willingly give up His life upon the sacrificial altar? The father struggled to give up his son, and the son submitted to his father’s authority.

lessonsConsidering this illustration, and the redemption narrative we have reviewed, we are constrained to ask: How much does God love us? The answer: Infinitely! The writings of the Spirit of Prophecy tell us that if even one soul had needed salvation, the Father and the Son would have endured the same agony, and would in the end have agreed to the sacrifice. Inspiration tells us: “The value of a soul, who can esti-mate? Would you know its worth, go

self-sacrificing love: “He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?”

The following Ellen White state-ment describes the love of the heav-enly Father: “The eternal Father, the unchangeable One, gave His only begot-ten Son, tore from His bosom He who was made in the express image of His Person, and sent Him down to earth to reveal how greatly He loved mankind” Review and Herald, July 9, 1895. The Father, in other words, loved humanity as much as He loved His own Son.

Let us again review a passage we not-ed above, continuing where we left off: “Before the Father He [Christ] pleaded in the sinner’s behalf. While the host of heaven awaited the result with an inten-sity of interest that words cannot express, long continued was that mysterious communing—‘the counsel of peace’—for the fallen sons of men. The plan of sal-vation had been laid before the creation of the earth, for Christ is a lamb ‘ fore-ordained before the foundation of the world’; yet it was a struggle, even with the King of the universe, to yield up His Son to die for the guilty race.”

This is where we left off. Now let’s finish the statement: “But ‘God so loved the world, that He gave His only begot-ten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have ever-lasting life.’ O, the mystery of redemp-tion! The love of God for a world that did not love Him! Who can know the depths of that love which “passeth knowledge”? Through endless ages, immortal minds, seeking to comprehend the mystery of that incomprehensible love, will wonder

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So, what is the value of a single soul? Here is the answer: “The wealth of earth dwindles into insignificance when com-pared with the worth of a single soul for whom our Lord and Master died. He who weigheth the hills in scales and the mountains in a balance, regards a human soul as of infinite value” God’s Amazing Grace, p. 173.

You will notice that the value of a single soul is infinite. Why is this? Simply because each one is unique and irreplaceable! When there is only one of a kind, it is priceless. Once a soul is lost, it is lost forever!

How, may we ask, do we purchase something that is of infinite value or priceless? The answer is: Only by pay-ing an infinite price can you purchase something that is of infinite value. Thus Ellen White explains: “Jesus, the world’s Redeemer, gave His precious life to save fallen humanity. Every son and daughter of Adam is His purchased pos-session. He paid the infinite price, the ransom money in His own precious life, to redeem man. Therefore, he identifies His interest with suffering humanity” The Home Missionary, Dec. 1, 1894.

“The soul is of infinite value. Its worth can be estimated only by the price paid to ransom it. Calvary! Calva-ry! Calvary! will explain the true value of the soul” Testimonies to the Church, vol. 3, p. 188.

But the gospel story not only tells us how much the Father and the Son love us. It also tells us how much we should love others. If the value of even one soul is infinite should we not work arduously to win as many as possible? We are instructed: “One soul is of more

value to heaven than a whole world of property, houses, lands, money. For the conversion of one soul we should tax our resources to the utmost” Testimonies to the Church vol. 6, pp. 21-22.

“One soul saved in the kingdom of God is of more value than all earthly riches. We are answerable to God for the souls with whom we are brought in

contact, and the closer our connections with our fellow men, the greater our responsibility. We are one great brother-hood, and the welfare of our fellow men should be our great interest. We have not one moment to lose. If we have been careless in this matter, it is high time we were now in earnest to redeem the time, lest the blood of souls be found on our

to Gethsemane and there watch with Christ through those hours of anguish, when He sweat as it were great drops of blood. Look upon the Savior uplifted on the cross. Hear the despairing cry, ‘My God, My God, why hast Thou for-saken me?’ (Mark 15:34). Look upon the wounded head, the pierced side, the marred feet. Remember that Christ risked all. For our redemption, heaven itself was imperiled. At the foot of the cross, remembering that for one sinner Christ would have laid down His life, you may estimate the value of a soul” Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 196.

Inspiration tells us: “If but one soul would have accepted the gospel of His grace, Christ would, to save that one, have chosen His life of toil and humilia-tion and His death of shame” The Min-istry of Healing, p. 135.

“The loss of even one soul is a calam-ity infinitely outweighing the gains and treasures of a world” The Great Contro-versy, p. 21.

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I would like to share a final lesson that we can learn from this study.

In the ongoing discussion on wom-en’s ordination, some have led us to believe that if we don’t believe that men and women can fulfill identical roles in both the home and in the church then we must believe that women are inferior to men. In light of what we’ve studied, however, it should be clear how false this assumption is. God has called men to be the elders and pastors of the church. They are to be husbands of one wife, heads of their households. But, too many today believe that the husband and the wife in the home and men and women in the church have interchangeable roles. But the Bible is clear that men are to occupy the position of leader in the home and

elder/pastor of the church. This does not mean that women are inferior to men, any more than a different role on the part of Christ makes Him inferior to His Father. Beings can have different functions and yet be equal.

This isn’t rocket science. It is easy to understand. And yet today, there are those who are resisting the place that God has assigned them, and they wish to change God’s order. That’s

what started the original rebellion in the first place, both in heaven

and on earth.God’s way is always best. In eter-

nity future, all of us—like the Father and the Son—will have different func-tions. Some will have higher functions, higher responsibilities, than others. Ellen White speaks of higher and lower ranks of angels. It was this order against which Lucifer rebelled. If this is our attitude here on earth, we will hardly be fit for a heaven seeking secu-rity against another rebellion. In Jesus’ kingdom, one with the highest position descends to the lowest, so he can serve others. May that be the spirit of us all!

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In the emergency room where I work, patients presenting with kidney stones are a common sight, usually several of them every shift. You can recognize them from the other side of the ER. The crampy, colicky pain is one of the most sharp, severe, unbearable pains imaginable. Wom-en tell me it is way worse than labor pains. They are moving around trying every possible position to relieve the pain, and no position will relieve it. Typically they are standing beside the gurney doubled over in pain rather than lying on it when I walk into the room. Severe nausea and vomiting are frequently part of the picture because of the intense nature of the pain.

They can tell me exactly what they were doing at the very moment when it start-ed. Kidney stone pain goes from zero to 100% instantly (as the ureter goes into spasm around the sharp rough edges of the stone). They awake suddenly from

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of a kidney stone with a microscope

you can see why they cause such

severe pain as they pass through the

urinary tract.

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sleep in the middle of the night, or they can relate exactly what scene on TV they were watching when it struck them, or they were driving at such and such a place and suddenly it hit them.

Immediately on arrival, the ER nurse starts an IV and then along with a bolus of normal saline I will order medications for pain and spasm and nausea and vomiting. Soon the pain and vomiting will be relieved and then we can proceed with the work up. The urine may show some blood in it and then a CT scan will show how big the stone is, where it is and if it is causing any obstruc-tion.

Small stones will probably pass within a few hours to a day or two. Larger stones may require lithotripsy or other urological procedures to break up or remove them, and they can result in complications such as pyelonephri-tis or even renal failure.

Major Increase In StonesToday, kidney stones are so common that one in 11 people will have one, a dramatic increase from just 20 years ago when only half as many people got kidney stones. The incidence of kid-ney stones has been increasing gradu-

ally since the end of World War II. The question that must be asked is, what is causing this increase that seems to be accelerating? Many of those forming kidney stones will go on to from mul-tiple stones over the coming months and years.

Animal Protein the Major CauseResearchers are finding that the increasing numbers of kidney stones are directly related to the increasing amount of animal protein in the diet. Indeed the only risk factor consis-tently to be associated with kidney

stone formation in all demographic groups is increased intake of animal protein. To evaluate if this was a cause and effect relation-ship, they studied the effects of adding increased animal protein to the diet.

They tried add-ing a can of tuna to the diet each day to see its effect on stone formation risk factors. The amount of calcium in the urine as well as urinary oxalate levels and uric acid levels all dramatically increased. The probability of stone formation increased over 250% on the days they ate the extra can of tuna.

And these people were still only averaging around 80g of protein per day with this extra can of tuna added. Many Americans are eating 100g to 200g per day, primarily animal protein. The higher the intake of animal protein, the more likely they were to form multi-

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By PasTor JusTin Torossian

The Second MoST SucceSSful MaTchMaker in hiSTory

When you let God write your love story, it will end happily ever after in His

kingdom. Yet sadly, the “happily ever after” dream of marital bless ends up in shambles for many. Why? Because whenever we turn a blind eye to red flags of warning, closing our ears to the Holy Spirit’s alerts, we’re heading for disaster. God is the ultimate “Match-maker.” He delights in leading men and women into happy relationships — and He’s good at it! When two people are fully submitted to Him, they can trust in His leading. After all, “this [the choice of a life partner] concerns your happi-ness more than any other event of your

life, and you need counsel and advice here more than on any other point.”1

Don’t miss this. Aside from com-mitting your life to Jesus, the choice of who you marry is the most important one of your life! God loves you, desires the best for you, and He longs to give you clear leading and help in this deci-sion. But He’s not the only one.

While God has big plans for your life (Jerermiah 29:11), the sobering reality is that Satan also has plans for your life, especially when it comes to relation-ships.

Check this out: “He [Satan] is busily engaged in influencing those who are wholly unsuited to each other to unite

substances being removed are calcium, oxalate and uric acid, and there is less water intake, the more concentrated will be the solution of these substanc-es. And the higher the concentration, the more likely they are to precipitate out into crystals and form into stones. The more water, the more diluted the concentration of these stone will be in forming substances and the less likely they will be to make a stone.

A Plant-based DietOver a century ago, God sent a health message to His remnant people through His messenger. We have been instructed to completely abstain from flesh foods, that the flesh of animals is unfit for human consumption. Now over a century later as meat consump-tion in the U.S. continues to increase, we see yet another reason for the wis-dom of this counsel. Most cases of kid-ney stones could be avoided entirely by obeying this instruction.

As we move into the last years of this earth’s history, and disease and misery and pain are continually increasing, we can share God’s healing love to those around us and spare them from so many of the painful afflictions that are a curse to the inhabitants of this rebel-lious world. Obedience to God’s original plan is still the best medicine for this world.

ple stones. So we see the reason behind why I see so many patients suffering such severe pain from kidney stones in my ER every day. It is the almost uni-versal increase in meat consumption.

Further studies were done recently to see if it was primarily beef or chick-en or fish that were associated with increased kidney stone formation. And the results: All of these forms of animal protein caused stone formation.

What About Vegetable Protein?Interestingly, populations with a rela-tively high intake of vegetable protein compared to animal protein have a very low incidence of kidney stones. Those on a low animal protein diet have very low levels of urinary calcium, oxalate and uric acid. This may explain why we rarely find kidney stones in primarily vegetarian societies.

WaterWater is essential to the good health of every organ of the body and the kidneys are no exception. The kidneys filter out waste products from the blood into the urine, and a good supply of water is essential to this process. When the

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erb says, “When two people kiss, they close their eyes.” In other words, physi-cal intimacy causes people to stop real-ly “keeping their eyes open” in getting to know each other. Physical intimacy short-circuits the ability to rationally, objectively discover whether or not you’re in a God-matched relationship. Kissing and all intimacies beyond it will make it nearly impossible to think straight, and will drown out the sound of God’s warnings and promptings to you. That’s why the Bible warns against sexual activity before marriage.

Putting physical intimacy first always skews our judgment. Samson, the strongest man on the planet, had his eyes gouged out and died an early death because he let passion control him. Solomon said, (speaking of lust as an adulteress), “For she has cast down many wounded, And all who were slain by her were strong men” Proverbs 7:26. Solomon would know — his multiple pagan wives led him to depart from God. Solomon’s own mother had a one-night stand with his father. When Bathsheba fell pregnant, King David

sent her husband Uriah off to die in battle (2 Samuel 11). And the list goes on and on.

In a response to a letter from a young man asking for advice, Ellen White expressed the danger of placing physi-cal intimacy first. “Few temptations are more dangerous or more fatal … than the temptation to sensuality, and none if yielded to will prove so decid-edly ruinous to soul and body for time and eternity.” Next, she reminded him

their interests. He exults in this work, for by it he can produce more misery and hopeless woe to the human family than by exercising his skill in any other direction.”2

The Devil's mosT effeC-Tive sTraTeGy Wow! The devil is a matchmaker too! And his most effective strategy for creating misery in people’s lives is through matchmaking.

Think about it. Herodias led Herod to behead John the Baptist. Jezebel influenced Ahab to Baal-worship and tyranny. Ananias convinced his wife Sapphira to lie, leading both to die. His-tory is full of examples of Satan’s skill-ful and destructive matchmaking. One of Satan’s most successful strategies to get people into wrong relationships is through the flip of physical intimacy.

the flip of phySical inTiMacyGod created men and women with the capacity to connect in three ways, and in this order — intellectually, emotion-ally, and then physically. It is only as we do so in this order, that we can expe-rience the full-ness of intimacy in marriage that God has designed us to have. But Satan works to get people to reverse this order, so that they connect physi-cally first. When this happens, the emotional connection a couple shares is unhealthy, and as a result there is vir-tually no intellectual connection at all.

Being physically intimate is the fast-est and most effective way to lose your ability to think logically. An old prov-

will you TrusT him wiTh your relaTionshiPs? If you haven’t yet, why not commit right now to allowing God write your love story? You’ll never regret it.

about Joseph who physically ran from the temptation to sleep with Potiphar’s beautiful wife. She says “the welfare of his entire future is suspended upon the decision of a moment.”

Did you catch that? The rest of Joseph’s life, both on this earth and for eternity, was hanging on the decision of a single moment. It was a moment vs. eternity … a little while vs. forever … a minute vs. the infinite. Joseph made the right choice, but not all Christians have the same track record. Maybe you’ve messed up when it comes to crossing the boundaries of physical intimacy. If you’ve stopped crossing that line and have asked God for forgiveness, then you stand forgiven! You’re a new per-son (1 John 1:9; 2 Corinthians 5:17). And if you’re struggling with crossing that line right now, determine to stop by God’s grace, and claim His prom-ises for victory (James 4:7).

Remember, Satan is a matchmaker. But while he may have plans for your life, starting right now, you can choose God’s plan for your life to be fulfilled. God, the ultimate Matchmaker, pairs people up for a life of joy on earth, and an eternal life in heaven.

GOD: the ultimate Matchmaker, pairs people up for a life of joy.

Don’t miss our third and final part next time as we discover What to Do When The Time Is Right.

SuggeSTed reSourceS• Letters to Young Lovers & Adventist

Home, books by Ellen White• The Elephant in the Room: Sex, the

Gospel, and the Church book by Dustin Hall

• A Greater Lust, series on Victory Over Pornography and Lust by Scott Ritsema, beltoftruthministries.org

• CROSS — Christian Resources on Spouse Selection, powerful workbook, mybiblefirst.org

• Happily Ever After: Finding True Love God’s Way, audio sermon series by Alan and Nicole Parker audioverse.org

• Keys for a Happy Marriage free Bible studyamazingfacts.org

• They Lived Happily Ever After DVD series by Pastor Stephen Bohr, see p. 25

PasTor JusTin Torossian

Few temptations are more dangerous or more fatal …

1 Daughters of God, 190.2 Letters to Young Lovers, 29.3 Letters to Young Lovers, 69.

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In this lesson we will study the parable of the hidden treasure. Though it is one of Jesus’ shorter parables, it teaches profound spiritual lessons.

The Customs of the Day

1.Where did people hide their treasures in ancient times? “In an-cient times it was customary for men to hide their treasures in the

____________” (COL 103).

2.For what three reasons did people bury their treasures in the earth in ancient times? “Thefts and ______________ were frequent …

whenever there was a __________ in the ruling power, those who had large possessions were liable to be put under ____________ tribute. Moreover the country was in constant danger of ______________ by marauding armies” (COL 103).

3.How was it possible for hidden treasures to be lost? “But often the __________ of concealment was forgotten; __________ might

claim the owner, __________________ or exile might separate him from his treasure …” (COL 103).

4.Could the treasure be found simply by walking over the place it was buried? “A man might pass over the place where the treasure

had been _______________. In dire necessity he might sit down to rest at the foot of a __________, not knowing of the riches hidden at its roots” (COL 104-105).

5.What would friends and relatives think of the person who sold all to buy the field? “His family and his neighbors think that he is act-

ing like a ____________. Looking on the field, they see no ____________ in the neglected soil” (COL 104).

6.What was the man willing to do in order to purchase the field and find the treasure? “The finder of the treasure in the field was ready to

part with _______ that he had, ready to put forth untiring ____________, in order to secure the hidden riches” (COL 104; Mt. 13:44).

The Symbols of the Parable

1.What is symbolized by the field? “In the parable the field contain-ing the _______________ represents the Holy ____________.” (COL

104).

2.According to Ellen White, what does the treasure represent? “And the __________________ is the treasure” (COL 104).

3.Is Ellen White’s concept in harmony with the Bible? Notice the words of the apostle Paul: “But if the ___________ be _________,

it is hid from them that are ____________. In whom the god of this world hath blinded the ____________ of them which believe not, lest the light of

Lesson 19 Matthew 13:44; Proverbs 2:1-5; 2 Corinthians 4:3-4; Colossians 2:3; Christ's Object Lessons (COL), pp. 103-114

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the glorious ___________ of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them” (2 Corinthians 4:3-4).

4.What is meant by the silver and gold in the treasure? “Receive my _________________, and not silver; and __________________

rather than ___________ gold” (Proverbs 8:10).

5.What is far better to have than silver and gold? “How much ___________ is sit to get wisdom than __________! And to get

_______________ rather to be chosen than _________!” (Proverbs 16:16).

6.How does Proverbs 2:1-5 help us understand the meaning of the treasure? “If thou seekest her [wisdom] as _____________, and

searchest for her as for hid ________________; then shalt thou under-stand the _________ of the LORD, and find the ____________________ of God.”

7.What did David have to say about the value of the law of God? “The law [torah] of thy mouth is _____________ unto me than thousands

of __________ and ____________” (Psalm 119:72).

8.Who is represented by the man who discovered and bought the treasure? “So the ____________of heavenly treasure will count no

____________ too great and no __________________ too dear, in order to gain the treasures of truth” (COL 104).

Why the Treasure is Hidden

1. What happens when people place earthly riches above the Word of God? “From them the treasures of His ______________ are

_____________” (COL 106).

2.How does the field and the treasure apply to the Jewish people? “As a ____________ treasure, truth had been intrusted to the

_____________ people. … They had the word of God [the field] in their hands; but the traditions which had been handed down from generation

to generation, and the human ________________ of the Scriptures, hid from them the truth [the treasure] as it is in ____________” (COL 105).

3.Does God conceal His truth from men? “God does not _____________ His truth from men. By their ________ course of

action they make it obscure to ________________” (COL 105).

4.What is true higher education, according to the Spirit of Proph-ecy? “The true higher education is gained by ________________

and __________________ the word of God. But when God’s word is laid aside for books that do not lead to God and the kingdom of heaven, the education acquired is a _______________ of the name.” (COL 107).NOTE: If what Ellen White says is true, most of the education which is imparted in worldly schools and in many of our own SDA schools is a perversion of true education.

5.What wise words of counsel about text books does Ellen G. White give to our educational institutions? “Instead of books containing

the __________________ of reputedly great authors, they choose the word of Him who is the greatest ___________ and the greatest teacher the world has ever known …” (COL 108).

6.Why did the Jews fail to find Christ in the Old Testament? “It required a _______________ to receive changeless, eternal truth.

Therefore they would not admit the most ________________ evidence that God could give to establish faith in Christ” (COL 105).NOTE: In order to find Christ in the Scriptures, two things must happen. First, we must put all our effort and energy to dig deep into the Word. Second, we must be willing to give up all that which would keep us from “buying” Christ.

7.What did Jesus say to the Jews of His day? “Ye ___________ the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have ___________ life: and they

are they which testify of me. And ye will not ___________ to me, that ye might have life” (John 5:39). NOTE: The Jews of Christ’s day searched the Old Testament Scriptures [the field] in order to find the treasure but came up empty because they rejected the treasure of Scripture, Jesus Christ. This is why Jesus said, “For had ye believed Moses [his writings], ye would have believed me; for he wrote about me” (John 5:46).

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Searching for the Treasure

1. What did the man of the parable do when he found the hidden trea-sure? “When a man hath found, he hideth, and for _________ thereof

goeth and selleth ______ that he hath, and buyeth that field” (Matthew 13:44).

2.THOuGHT QuESTION: What do you think is meant by the act of selling all in order to buy the field? ______________________

3.What example from Adventist history illustrates what it means to search for hidden treasure? (See quotation #11 the end of this ma-

terial). ____________________________________________________

4. How did the pioneers approach Bible study? (Study quotation #11 at the end of this material and write down several answers.)

A. _________________________________________________________B. _________________________________________________________ C. _________________________________________________________D. _________________________________________________________

5.Why do many fail to find the hidden treasures of God’s word? “They are content with ________________ work, taking for granted

that they have all that is ______________. They take the sayings of oth-ers for ____________, being too ________________to put themselves to diligent, earnest labor, represented in the word as ________________ for hidden treasure” (COL 109-110).

6.How important is a study of the Scriptures? “It is _____________ for old and young not only to _________ God’s word, but to

__________ it with wholehearted earnestness, praying and searching for truth as for hidden treasure. … Our ______________ depends on a knowledge of the __________ contained in the Scriptures” (COL 111).

7.How important is faith in the search for the hidden treasure of God’s word? “To have faith means to _________ and _________ the gospel

treasure, with all the obligations which it _______________. … without the eye of faith [the seeker] cannot ________ the treasure” (COL 112-113).

Gems from Ellen White on the Hidden Treasure

1. “We are to regard the Bible as God's disclosure to us of eternal things—the things of most consequence for us to know. By the world it is thrown aside

as if the perusal of it were finished, but a thousand years of research would not exhaust the hidden treasure it contains. Eternity alone will disclose the wisdom of this Book, for it is the wisdom of an infinite mind. Shall we, then, cultivate a deep hunger for the productions of human authors and disregard the word of God?” Counsels to Teachers, p. 443.

2.“The jewels of truth lie scattered over the field of revelation; but they have been buried beneath human traditions, beneath the sayings and

commandments of men, and the wisdom from heaven has been practically ignored. Satan has succeeded in making the world believe that the words and achievements of men are of great consequence” Counsels to Teachers, p. 437.

3.“Thousands of men who minister in the pulpit are lacking in essential qualities of mind and character because they do not apply themselves

to the study of the Scriptures. They are content with a superficial knowledge of the truths that are full of rich depths of meaning; and they prefer to go on, los-ing much in every way, rather than to search diligently for the hidden treasure” Counsels to Teachers, p. 460.

4.“The Bible is to be your standard, the living oracles of Jehovah are to be your guide. You are to dig for the truth as for hidden treasures. You are

to find where the treasure is, and then you are to plow every inch of that field to get the jewels. You are to work the mines of truth for new gems, for new dia-monds, and you will find them” Faith and Works, p. 77.

5.“These men [worldly authors] had received their talents from God, and every gem of thought by which they had been esteemed worthy of

the attention of scholars and thinkers, belongs not to them, but to the God of all wisdom, whom they did not acknowledge. Through tradition, through false education, these men are exalted as the world's educators; but in going to them students are in danger of accepting the vile with the precious; for superstition,

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specious reasoning, and error are mingled with portions of true philosophy and instruction. This mingling makes a potion that is poisonous to the soul,— de-structive of faith in the God of all truth. Those who have a thirst for knowl-edge need not go to these polluted fountains; for they are invited to come to the fountain of life and drink freely. Through searching the word of God, they may find the hidden treasure of truth that has long been buried beneath the rubbish of error, human tradition, and opinions of men” Fundamentals of Christian Education, pp. 170-171.

6.“The wonderful symbol of the living bird dipped in the blood of the bird slain and then set free to its joyous life {Lev. 14:4-8}, is to us the

symbol of the atonement. There were death and life blended, presenting to the searcher for truth and hidden treasure, the union of the pardoning blood with the resurrection and life of our Redeemer. The bird slain was over living water; that flowing stream was a symbol of the ever flowing, ever cleansing efficacy of the blood of Christ, the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world” Sons and Daughters of God, p. 226.

7.“In those days there were many who searched for treasure which was sup-posed to be buried in certain localities where great cities had once stood.

In the great thoroughfare of travel, where Jesus was then teaching, it was not unusual to meet persons who had come long distances on their way to where it was supposed hidden treasure could be found. The desire for great riches led them upon a journey fraught with many perils. They had left their avocations upon a venture that seldom proved successful. But if they secured a small trea-sure they redoubled their exertions, hoping to realize still greater riches. Jesus had this class of his hearers in view, when he thus illustrated the mysterious riches of his grace, which, once having attracted the heart of man, lead him to seek higher attainments and greater blessings. The more he realizes of the peace of God, the more he desires to drink deeper at the fountain of his love. The thirst for righteousness, the longing and seeking for its treasures, continually increase.”

“In order to obtain a vast treasure that is supposed to be hidden in a field, or a gem that is of great and unknown value, the man who is seeking for riches invests all his substance in that field, or uses it to purchase the precious jewel, calculating that it will increase in value on his hands and bring him the for-

tune that he covets. So should the Christian, who desires the riches of Heaven, set aside all considerations that interfere with his eternal welfare, and put his soul into the work of securing the riches of Christ's love. His talents, his means, his energies, should all be applied in such a way as to win the approbation of God. Jesus directs the minds of his hearers to infinite riches, hidden where all may engage in searching for them, sure of being successful, never doomed to the disappointment of fruitless toil. He came from Heaven to direct the search. High and low, rich and poor, stand upon an equal footing, and none need seek in vain” Spirit of Prophecy, volume 2, pp. 251-252.

8.“Above all other books, the word of God must be our study, the great textbook, the basis of all education; and our children are to be educated

in the truths found therein, irrespective of previous habits and customs. In do-ing this, teachers and students will find the hidden treasure, the higher educa-tion” Testimonies for the Church, volume 6, pp. 131-132.

9.“The Majesty of heaven was not discerned in the disguise of humanity. He was the divine Teacher sent from God, the glorious Treasure given

to humanity. He was fairer than the sons of men, but His matchless glory was hidden under a cover of poverty and suffering. He veiled His glory in order that divinity might touch humanity, and the treasure of immense value was not discerned by the human race. …”

“The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us’ (John 1:14). The treasure indeed is hidden under the garb of humanity. Christ is the unsearchable riches, and he who finds Christ finds heaven. The human agent who looks upon Jesus, who dwells by faith on His matchless charms, finds the eternal treasure.”

“Christ does not use this parable to commend the man who hides the treasure until he can buy the field, but His object in using this illustration is to convey to our mind the value of spiritual things. To obtain worldly treasure, the man would make a sacrifice of his all, and how much more should we give for the priceless, heavenly treasure!” That I May Know Him, p. 58.

10.“We have purchased the field of truth because of the treasure that is hidden therein. The rich gems of truth do not lie on the surface. You

must dig for them. Take your Bible, and compare passage with passage, and verse with verse, and you will find the precious jewels of truth. You should put the precious gems of light in a beautiful setting, and hang them in memory’s hall” Review and Herald, April 16, 1889.

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11.“My husband, with Elders Joseph Bates, Stephen Pierce, Hiram Edson, and others who were keen, noble, and true, was among those who, after

the passing of the time in 1844, searched for the truth as for hidden treasure.”

“We would come together burdened in soul, praying that we might be one in faith and doctrine; for we knew that Christ is not divided. One point at a time was made the subject of investigation. The Scriptures were opened with a sense of awe. Often we fasted, that we might be better fitted to understand the truth. After earnest prayer, if any point was not understood, it was discussed and each one expressed his opinion freely; then we would again bow in prayer, and ear-nest supplications went up to heaven that God would help us to see eye to eye, that we might be one, as Christ and the Father are one. Many tears were shed.”

“We spent many hours in this way. Sometimes the entire night was spent in solemn investigation of the Scriptures, that we might understand the truth for our time. On some occasions the Spirit of God would come upon me, and dif-ficult portions were made clear through God's appointed way, and then there was perfect harmony. We were all of one mind and one spirit.”

“We sought most earnestly that the Scriptures should not be wrested to suit any man's opinions. We tried to make our differences as slight as possible by not dwelling on points that were of minor importance, upon which there were varying opinions. But the burden of every soul was to bring about a condition among the brethren which would answer the prayer of Christ that His disciples might be one as He and the Father are one.”

“Sometimes one or two of the brethren would stubbornly set themselves against the view presented, and would act out the natural feelings of the heart; but when this disposition appeared, we suspended our investigations and ad-journed our meeting, that each one might have an opportunity to go to God in prayer, and without conversation with others, study the point of difference, asking light from heaven. With expressions of friendliness we parted, to meet again as soon as possible for further investigation. At times the power of God came upon us in a marked manner, and when clear light revealed the points of truth, we would weep and rejoice together. We loved Jesus; we loved one another” Christian Experience and Teaching of Ellen G. White, pp. 192-195.

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MarCH 14-19, 2016held at Secrets Unsealed, Fresno, CA

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2015 summit registration FormOctOber 29 - NOvember 1, 2015

Thursday 7:00pm to Sunday 12:30pm

Step #1: Complete Personal Information for each attendee.

name ____________________________________________________________________________________

Address __________________________________________________________________________________

City ______________________________________________ State ___________ZiP ____________________

Email ____________________________________________ Phone __________________________________

TOTAL Registration Cost:

$_________

Step #2: Select Payment Type

Check: number ________ Money Order: number ________ (A $15 fee will be charged for returned checks.)

Credit Card: number

Exp. date (MM/YY) Security Code: ___________ (last 3 digits on signature strip)

Signature ______________________________________________________

Billing address (if different from above):if paying with someone else’s credit card, please also complete information below.

Address __________________________________________________________________________________

City ______________________________________________ State ___________ZiP ____________________

FullRegistration*

5 meals

Weekend +(Fri pm - Sun am)

4 meals

Weekend(Fri pm - Sat pm)

3 meals

Sabbath Only2 meals

Sabbath OnlyNO meals

Adult (13+) ___$350/375* ___$256 ___$184 ___$106 ___$44

Child (4-12) ___$ 89 ___$ 62 ___$ 48 ___$ 31 ___$ 0

* Full Registration fees for Adults are: • $350 from June 1 through Sept. 24 • $375 from Sept. 25 through Oct. 15

Select meal type: VEgAn VEgETARIAn

PLEASE PRInT CLEARLy

EVERy ATTEndEE MuST REgISTER. nO On-SITE REgISTRATIOn AVAILABLE!

LocAtion and LoDgingTenaya Lodge at yosemite, ($135/night + tax)

1122 hwy. 41, Fish Camp, CA 93623to reserve your room at tenaya, call 800-635-5807, option 2

Use group Code: 30R29C for the Summit RateThis hotel will sell out quickly. Book your room early!

registrAtion and MeALs9:30am breakfast buffet and 4:00pm dinner buffet

Register early! Registration closes when full capacity is reached.

event location & lodgingtenaya Lodge at Yosemite1122 hwy 41, Fish Camp, CA 93623You must call 800-635-5807, option 2

Use Group Code: 30R29C for theHotel Summit Rate of $135/night + tax.

event registrationSecretsUnsealed.org orCall 559-264-2300 or 888-REV-1412

Hotel and Event Registration are two separate fees. Register early for best price.

speakersPastor Stephen Bohr, howard Peth, Allen davis, Phd, Milton teske, Md,

Alexa hernandez, Janet neumann

eNcOurage aNd SpONSOr yOur lOcal yOuth tO atteNd

www.SecretsUnsealed.org • (888) Rev-1412 (USAOnly) • (559) 264-2300 (USA&Intl.)

Sale ends September 30, except for "His Way Is In the Sanctuary" and "The Seven Churches." These two end June 30.

Studies in Revelation — The Seven Seals CD SetSIR7SCDSET-38 . . $152.00 $139.99

They Lived Happily Ever After DVD SetMSDVDSET-5 . . . . . $44.95 $34.95

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Studies in Revelation — The Seven Churches CD SetSIR7CCDSET-135 . . . . $176.00 $132.00

His Way Is In The Sancturay DVD SetHWIITSDVDSET-32 . . .$189.99 $169.00

Cracking The Genesis Code DVD SetCGCDVDSET-52 . . . . . .$269.00 $215.00